Clemmons v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Smith. Tried below before Hon. J. G. Russell. Appeal from a conviction for theft from the person; penalty, four years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Judse.
Appellant was convicted of theft from the person, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for a term of four years; hence this appeal.
The evidence discloses that at Wes Larkin’s barbershop, in the town of Tyler, Lampkin, the prosecutor (Sanders), George Francis, and Amos Ewing were in conversation when the defendant walked up. Sanders, the alleged owner, remarked that he was going to Dallas, and defendant said, “You have got no money; you will have a long walk,” or something to that effect. Sanders drew from his pocket $25, consisting of two $10 bills…
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